GEOG 310 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 Notes
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Failed to anticipate the problem --> via false analogies, they didn"t see what was coming. They failed to see the actual existing problem, particularly slow problems (e. g. climate change, soil erosion) Fail because things are beyond our capacity to solve. The ratio of energy available to society doesn"t go to creativity --> which is essential to solve problems. The elite members of society control how problems should be solved. Education and educational institutions should draw out from us. Engineering of consent: the essence of the democratic process, e. g. freedom of speech --> however this is commonly manipulated which deflects solutions to real issues.
